“Chacon is the most productive creative professional I’ve ever worked with, an embodiment of Steve Jobs’s rule that “real artists ship.” The breadth of his work includes corporate branding, user interface and experience design, clothing, typography, music, even building renovation. One of his great strengths is that these projects influence and energize each other, so each client benefits from his full creative universe.”
– Matt Holford, Chief Technology Officer, Esty.com
CLIENTS OBTAINED AS A BUSINESS OWNER
YALE
Get Empowered
Sweet River Consulting
Tah Dah Foundation
PUMA North America
1-800-Flowers, Inc.
KIPP NYC
Wayfinder Coaching
Reyes Immigration Group
Evalstats
NBPC
UniWorldGroup
Armani Exchange
Cool Hunting
MTV
Radical Media
New Design High School
NYC Solar
Gail's Stuff
American Promise
Mesa Global
Carol's Daughter
Johnson&Johnson
IBM
Lead designer on key projects while working for big and small design agencies in New York:
HBO
IBM
Xerox
IBM
Fujifilm
Mercer
Amex
AGENCY HISTORY
marchFIRST
MTV
HBO
Satiilte Design
Ontogenies
Barry Deck Studio - Autotroph
Anythony Williams Studio
Sebastian Kuapert Studio
Energy Group
Helen Marie
We as consumers invest in companies around the world every day, so why not invest in our own.
Chacon propelled through one of the top conceptual creative Institutes (PRATT) in the country, forming working relationships with some of the more respected and trail blazing designers including; Barry Deck, Weston Bingham, Scott Santoro and Chakaras Johnson. He made is professional debut at the ground breadingagency (marchFIRST) and then onto eight other design agencies in New York. He later went on to form two design agencies of his own, where he and his partners took on some of the world's largest brands. He's now dumped all of his creative power and experience into developing his own products and projects designed to help others in their quests to accomplish life goals.
BUSINESSES
Helen Marie Creative Partners, Co-founder and Creative Director
Helen Marie is a Brooklyn-based interactive technology and design firm that draws on our combined diversity, artistry and experience to bring our clients first-rate creative and technical solutions. We believe that good design, technical fluency, and professional integrity go hand in hand.
SOUNDBEEF, Founder and CEO
SOUNDBEEF is a masterful presentation of music that empowers Music Creators and Music Lovers through rich, high quality music, curated lifestyles, uniquely impressive imagery and video, all of which are grounded by a brand that believes good music should never have to wait to be heard. SOUNDBEEF curates all music within 24 hours giving every song a fair listen.
Ontogonies, Founder
This small web design shop took on small local projects but more notable assisted in taking the Carol's Daughter's brand to next level by developing their tagline, brand identity, complete eCommerce online solution and processes.
Hardships are oftentimes what help to define who we are.
I recall converting my father's blue mechanic overalls into a single-strapped jumpsuit that my brother and I laced with colorful patches. I believe that moment was the plunge of my creative spigot, which has spat vigorously ever since. Through my creative pursuits I pay tribute to my brother Chakaras Johnson, who instilled in me the power to fearlessly be myself.